Planning application
7 Laws Gardens Great Boughton Chester CH3 5XP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Silver Maple (T2) - Undertake targeted, selective crown pruning to provide clearance from the street lighting column and luminaire. Please see attached documentation for a more detailed proposed works.
As published by the council, reference 26/02852/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02852/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Great Boughton
- Parish
- Great Boughton
- Postcode
- CH3 5XP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cheshire West and Chester took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- LOCATION PLAN
- STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK
- SKETCH PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cheshire West and Chester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cheshire West and Chester decided tree works applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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1 Laws Gardens Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5XP
Pine (T1) - Fell due to damage to the driveway
Granted Trees 6 docs -
3 Laws Gardens Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5XP
1x Oak - at the rear of property requires a crown reduction of up to 30%
Granted Trees 3 docs -
5 Vaughans Lane Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5XF
Sizable oak tree needs to be reduced and thinned due to size in a residential garden. 6-7 large branches growing in the direction of the house need to be removed and crown reduced.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
4 Laws Gardens Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5XP
Single storey side extension and alterations to garage roof
Granted Full applications Extension 11 docsSmall domestic -
7 Vaughans Lane Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5XF
T1 to T9 (Pine & Alder) - Fell and replace due to damage to driveway
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Bishops Blue Coat Church of England High School Vaughans Lane Great Boughton Chester CH3 5XF
Discharge of Note 4 of 25/00133/FUL
Granted
Other tree works applications
In Cheshire West and Chester
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26/02934/TPO Awaiting decision
179 Christleton Road Chester CH3 5TA
Pine (T18) - Fell the tree and replace with a suitable alternative that maybe more inkeeping and manageable and reduce risk
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26/02876/TPO Awaiting decision
Pine View 9 Cumbers Drive Ness Neston CH64 4AU
Pine trees (T1-T17) - Modest pruning and height reduction of 10ft
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26/02901/TPO Awaiting decision
20 Hallfields Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8LL
Oak tree - Crown reduce by 3m
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26/02908/TPO Awaiting decision
Broadlake Farm 31 Leighton Road Neston CH64 3SG
Mature Lime tree (T1) - Dead wooding works throughout the whole tree for duty of care; alongside a crown congestion clean. Mature Yew tree (T2) - Dead wooding works and crown raising to 2.1-2.4m over footpath due to the tree blocking access to the footpath. Mature Cherry tree (T3) - Dead wooding works, removal of ivy from base and continual monitoring of the tree to see if the decline worsens. If this is the case, we would then recommend a full removal and if possible, plant a replacement of a similar tree. Mature Beech tree (T4) - A coronet cut to speed the process of healing along for the tree. Conifer (T5) - Crown raise, and removal of 1.8-2.2m to allow access to gutters for property maintenance.
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26/02238/TPO Granted
30 Knowle Close Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 4RB
T1 Oak Tree - 30% or 5m Whole Crown Reduction. Crown Thin 20%. Crown Lift 7.5M. Clean & Deadwood.